Adient US LLC

Michael W Hobbs

Marc Poulin

Patricia J McClarren

Bonnie L Coker

Charles C Crothers

Adam Cody McGraw

Robert E Carpenter

Emilie N Daigle

Raymond S Bristow

Adam C Mcgraw

Patricia J Mcclarren

A seat system for a vehicle including a seat back assembly, a seat base assembly, and a headrest assembly. Each of the assemblies may include at least one formed part for providing comfort to an occupant of the seat system. A coated forming tool for producing the formed part of the seat system may be a mold assembly or a printing machine configured to form at least a portion of the formed part of the seat system. The coating of the coated forming tool comprises at least one of a nonstick or ecological material, and more preferably a polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) material.

Coated forming tool

A system for connecting a seat cover and a seat back is disclosed. The system may have a fastener strip with a sinusoidal shape that connects the cover to the seat back so that at least a portion the cover can be seamless over the fastener strip. The design of the fastener strip permits it to be hidden from view on an exterior of the cover.

System for connecting a seat cover to a seat back

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Stamping Ground, KY, United States of America

Michael W Hobbs